Penfoul
Surf spot · France
Is it worth the trip?
41Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 3 ft swell at 10 s
Mon 2 · 45 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 178kJ
- Wind
- NE 10 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Tue 3 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 29kJ
- Wind
- NE 10 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 44 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 145kJ
- Wind
- E 11 kn
- Temp
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 129kJ
- Wind
- E 8 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Fri 6 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 51kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Sat 7 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 72kJ
- Wind
- NW 3 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Sun 8 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 47kJ
- Wind
- NNE 0 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 156, fair
- Mon 245, fair
- Tue 317, too small
- Wed 444, too small
- Thu 549, fair
- Fri 634, too small
- Sat 739, too small
- Sun 834, too small
- Mon 920, too small
- Tue 1027, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 56, fair | 5 ft10 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 540kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 15°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 45, fair | 3 ft9 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 178kJ | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 14°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 17, too small | 2 ft7 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 29kJ | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 44, too small | 2 ft12 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 145kJ | offshorewind from the east, 11 knots, offshore | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 49, fair | 3 ft10 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 129kJ | wind from the east, 8 knots | 11°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 34, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 51kJ | offshorewind from the east, 3 knots, offshore | 11°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 39, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 72kJ | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 12°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 34, too small | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 47kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 0 knots | 12°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 20, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | offshorewind from the east, 10 knots, offshore | 12°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 27, poor | 3 ft9 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 158kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots | 12°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 03:18 −2.0 mHigh 09:24 +2.2 mLow 16:01 −2.1 mHigh 22:05 +1.8 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 04:31 −1.7 mHigh 10:37 +1.9 mLow 17:22 −1.9 mHigh 23:28 +1.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:55 −1.6 mHigh 12:03 +1.8 mLow 18:44 −1.9 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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- Les Blancs Sablons 18.1 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Penfoul
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (310°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (130°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 11°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Argenton, 1.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,210–US$2,260 each
about US$1,210–US$2,260 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to BES, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$442–US$918 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$60–US$100 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$281–US$469 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$114–US$188 |
| Total | about US$1,210–US$2,260 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
2 min by car · 8 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Argenton its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Kersaint on Booking.com
7 min by car · 7 places to stay
- Beds in Treompan on Booking.com
11 min by car · 16 places to stay
About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 16h 35m
About 16h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → BES, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 45 min by road
Flights ORD → BES on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.